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    >On the afternoon of November 1, with the arrival of Wang Yujia's troops and Yuan Shikai personally taking charge of Wusheng Pass to supervise the battle, the Weidian front line was completely opened.

    Amid the explosions and gunpowder smoke, mountain field guns were quickly pushed into position. The Second Artillery Battalion from Hankou finally arrived at the most critical moment. The arrival of 18 Qishengwu Krupp field guns greatly strengthened Weidian Town.  defense force.

    After the cannon was pushed into the already dug fighting position, the hired civilians picked up the cannonballs from the river bank like a long queue. Boxes of cannonballs were opened, fuses were installed, and then the first shot was fired quickly.  A salvo.

    Cai Demao and Jiang Tai were schoolmates. They went to Japan to learn gunnery together. After returning, he went to the Second Battalion. Before the uprising, he was the captain of the Right Banner of the Second Battalion. After the merger of the two armies, Jiang Tai immediately recommended him to lead the army.  The elite 2nd Artillery Battalion, and he lived up to the recommendation. Not only did he lead everyone to train hard in the past few days, but after receiving the order this time, he set out overnight and arrived here to cooperate with the infantry.

    "Ruler! Deflect 3 to the left. Fire!"

    Amidst Cai Demao's shout, the Second Artillery Battalion, which had determined the coordinates, began to fire at full speed. The artillery guns, which were the same as those in Beiyang, kept roaring, creating a wall of fire 3,500 meters in front of Weidian Town.

    What they brought this time were all new artillery shells made in Hanyang and filled with German yellow gunpowder. After the shells landed, they were much more powerful than black powder. Balls of flames rose from among the Beiyang soldiers, and metal fragments  It swept across like a hurricane, constantly harvesting lives.  The arrival of the Second Artillery Battalion brought a big sigh of relief to the front line of Weidian. The Third Artillery Battalion, which was previously stationed here, was aroused with all its strength when it saw its partners being so fierce. The 10 Five-Seven-Seven Cannons and 6 captured Seven-Sheng-Five Cannons also responded to the attack.  Beiyang opened fire fiercely. In just five minutes, the two artillery battalions poured 300 rounds of artillery shells on the front line. Beiyang, who considered itself the best in the country in combined infantry and artillery, tasted the pain of their enemies for the first time.

    ¡°Fuck his grandma!¡±

    "Cannon! Blow up those powerful deer villages for me! The cavalry is ready!"

    Wang Yujia and Li Chun on the opposite side changed their faces when they saw that Weidian Town was hiding such strong firepower, but this time Feng Juntong had given a death order and must capture Weidian Town within two days.

    What's more, Gongbao has also arrived at Wusheng Pass to supervise the battle in person. Now that there is no obstruction from Xiongguan, the ordnance and soldiers have the advantage. If he can't take it down, he may not be able to keep the Wu Sha Mao, so he gritted his teeth and took out the precious cavalry.

    The key to a cavalry assault is to ensure that there are no obstacles in front of them. Due to the lack of barbed wire, Yang Qiu asked the Second Division to prepare many simple deer villages and pile them up in front of the position. These things became the biggest obstacle in the eyes of the cavalry.  So after receiving the order, the two Beiyang artillery battalions immediately gave up their bombardment positions and threw all their firepower at the deer villages and obstacles hundreds of meters in front of the positions.

    The position that had been bombarded one after another had been covered with a layer of floating soil, and dead bodies and mutilated limbs were everywhere. Chu Nan put his head down and suffered bitterly with his comrades. When it seemed that he could no longer hold on, he did not expect that the Beiyang Artillery would not fire.  When he shook off the dust on his head and quietly climbed up and saw that Lu Zhai and the barrier were blown to pieces, he suddenly understood what Beiyang was going to do. He was so frightened that he quickly shouted: "Everyone, get up! Get ready!"  .The rifle scale is 300 meters, the enemy¡¯s cavalry is coming!¡±

    "Gouwazi! Go and inform Machine Gun Fort that I need support, otherwise I won't be able to stop the cavalry

    Thousands of soldiers from the two battalions in the position immediately climbed to the edge of the trench, and adjusted the rifle scale to a distance of 300 meters as ordered. The bolt clicked and bullets were pushed into the chamber. All eyes focused on the small mark on the muzzle.  On the small crosshair.

    After a while, the Beiyang artillery shells began to spread to the two wings to provide tactical cover. A thin black line also appeared under the central horizon. The speed of the thin line was getting faster and faster, accompanied by shouts of death and the sound of rumbling hooves resounding throughout the fields.  Yang Qiu, who was in the bunker behind, also saw this scene, and his brows suddenly furrowed. This was the first time he saw this kind of cavalry charge. He understood that due to the lack of barbed wire, it was difficult for Luzhai alone to stop the cavalry.  Even with machine guns, it was impossible. After all, during World War II, many positions could not stop the cavalry attack, so He Xi was immediately told to prepare to dispatch the Second Division's death squads. At the same time, he also asked the guard company's machine gunners to help prevent the cavalry from continuously breaking through the defense line.

    Wang Yujia was determined this time and pulled out all four of his and Li Chun's cavalry battalions in one go. He also lined up two infantry battalions behind them, and at the same time sent five machine gun teams to circle around from both sides.  Prepare to suppress the machine gun forts built with thick sandbags and logs on the defense line.

    In the machine gun fort, all the boxes of bullets were opened, and the canvas belts were connected continuously. When the cavalry gradually became clearer, the terrifying Maxim heavy machine gun finally fired the first round of bullets.  Click, click, click. A terrible sound of popping beans rang out from both sides of the position. Compared with the Beiyang machine gun team opposite, although they lacked training, they were superior in tactical application, because all the machine gunners had personally listened to Yang Qiu's explanation.  machine gun tacticsIn the past, they would not line up in the middle and sweep all the way like Beiyang did. They would all be deployed on both wings and then cover with diagonal shots.

    When the two slashes of firepower finally converged in the center of the battlefield, a terrifying bullet storm formed. Dozens of Beiyang cavalry were seen rushing across the field, and they were pierced by seventy-nine bullets before they even had time to shout.  Then he fell down.  Bullets poured out from the small shooting holes in the two machine gun forts like a heavy rain in summer. The loaders fed boxes of bullets one after another. Seeing the cavalry being ravaged by machine guns, the Beiyang Machine Gun Team finally  He came around and pointed his gun at the machine gun fort.

    In an instant, the thick sandbags of the two machine gun bunkers were loosely beaten, and bullets even penetrated through the shooting holes and observation holes. Blood and flesh were everywhere in the bunker, and people fell down. In order to protect themselves, the machine gunners had to turn their guns.  Aiming at the Beiyang machine gun team, trying to take advantage of the thick flesh to deal with the terrible machine guns first.

    The shells were still falling, but compared with the machine guns, the damage caused by the shells to the cavalry was much smaller. After a while, these Beiyang cavalry arrived 300 meters away. When they raised their Charliman lances one after another, Chu Nan immediately waved  arm.

    The clear and crisp sound of gunfire formed a dense line. Although it was not as dense as the machine guns, many cavalry were still hit and fell from their horses.

    "The ruler is 200 meters!"

    "150 meters!"

    "Mi Yi"

    Even if they cannot compare with the elite Cossack cavalry, the well-trained Beiyang cavalry is still very fast. Although Chu Nan kept reminding the soldiers of the distance to pay attention to the changes in the scale, many people still had no time to change the scale on the gun.  The closer you get, the hit rate actually drops a lot.

    "careful."

    During Chu Nan's last shout, a Beiyang cavalryman passed over his head with a sharp saber. At the critical moment, he suddenly used the butt of his rifle to deflect the saber's slash.  But there are not many people who can react as quickly as him, especially when many new recruits have their necks cut off by the cavalry who rush into the position before they are ready.

    "Squad leader!"

    When several soldiers saw that the squad leader had his neck cut off, they forgot about the difference between bayonets and sabers. With red eyes, they rushed out of the trench and stabbed with their rifles. When several bayonets hit a cavalryman at the same time, the cavalryman next to them had already passed by them.  The sharp knife tip immediately cut their bodies.

    When the cavalry continued to pass over the trench head, the two infantry battalions following behind also came, taking advantage of the chaos to rush towards the position.

    This scene deeply stimulated everyone's attention. Huang Keqiang and Song Jiaoren, who had just arrived, were even shaking uncontrollably. Miao Yuan, who thought he was an expert in kung fu, knew for the first time that war and fighting in the world were completely different.  Two different things. As for Miao Luoyi, all she could see was the figure standing in the artillery bunker, seemingly turning a blind eye to the bloody scene in front of her.

    "Each battalion reserve team enters and exits the position! Wave the flag and tell Chu Nan and the others to lie down in the position and don't raise their heads! The machine gun bunkers No. 3, 4 and 6 of the second defense line open fire at full speed. A suicide squad! Charge up." He Xi  At Tiaojie's order, the three machine gun bunkers on the side and rear opened fire quickly, forming a second line of dense bullet rain defense. At this time, Jin Zhaolong also led the death squads to face the terrifying cavalry impact.

    Today's death squads are not the troops in the parallel world that use guns to fight to the death among the enemies. After transporting a large number of grenades, Yang Qiu immediately armed the death squads into a specialized grenade team, each with four long-handled grenades.  Grenades, after seeing the cavalry coming, they immediately dispersed and lay down, then pulled out the grenades and fired them wildly in all directions. Anyway, according to Yang Qiu, it was a word "explosion"!

    This group of desperate "grenadiers" brought out the full power of grenades. As long as there were horses, one or even a few of them would fly. After the rumbling explosions sounded one after another, these breakthroughs  Before the cavalry on the front line had time to rejoice, they were baptized by countless fragments. The horses were either directly hit by the explosion or ran around in pain due to being penetrated by the fragments.  The light machine gunners on the second line of defense began to fire. Since the death squads were ordered to lie down on the ground and throw grenades, Chu Nan and others in front were also lying down and squatting in the trench, so the machine guns could safely and boldly fire continuously.  Even though they did not have the power of Maxim, the dozen Madsens deployed here by the Second Division and the machine guns of the guard company opened fire together, forming a bullet barrier, completely disintegrating the remaining impact of the cavalry, and causing heavy losses to the Beiyang cavalry.  Finally stopped at the second line of defense

    While the cavalry took the lead in retreating, two Beiyang infantry battalions took the opportunity to rush to Chu Nan's position. In an instant, the soldiers strangled together again, with flesh and blood flying and spears flashing.  In order to stabilize the position as soon as possible, Zhang Tingfu even personally led the third brigade, one regiment and the reserve teams of each battalion to rush over.

    Seeing that the small bomb that appeared in Wusheng Pass some time ago appeared again, he also put his ownThe soldiers were blown to pieces, and the second line of defense behind them was supported by a large number of light machine guns and fast artillery. Wang Yujia and Li Chun were so angry that they slapped the stone pier in front of them, and the opponent's reserve team also came up.  Not wanting to lose two more infantry battalions in vain, they had to order a retreat.

    After the cavalry quickly retreated, the frontline soldiers finally breathed a sigh of relief, but before everyone could clear up the battlefield, cannonballs that looked like eyes began to fall.

    Yang Qiugang walked up to Huang Keqiang and Song Jiaoren before he could say anything. The fierce explosion behind him made him shake his head and smile bitterly. This time, Mr. Feng was really driven crazy by himself. This posture was obviously prepared to take the goods by force regardless of casualties.  Xiaweidian is in town.

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